Q  Dear Louise, My daughter, Onelia, (aged 6 and 3/4) lives in Ireland and visits Dubai whenever possible. Because she lives in Eire, she attends a Gaelic school (all of the lessons are in Irish). She is a bright child and learns quickly however she is struggling with her English reading and she really wants to read her books. Do you know of any English reading teachers who might be willing to provide lessons during August when she will be here? Many thanks, Roger.

A Hi, I don’t know of any as a lot will be on holiday however I would recommend you have a look at the notice boards at Spinneys, Choithrams and Park’n’Shop as a lot of private tutors advertise on these boards especially the Jumeirah branches. I would also suggest you look on dubizzle for English tutors and also phone IH Dubai which actually teaches people to teach English as a foreign language so may have some newly qualified teachers available and ready to teach, plus I noticed on their website they also do classes for children.